Tropical plants play an important role in New Orleans summer gardens. Native to tropical areas, they're not bothered in the least by our hot days, warm muggy nights and frequent afternoon showers.

Build a tropical garden in Missouri and Kansas with a Needle Palm Tree, Banana Basjoo, Hibiscus Tree and Canna Lily. Skip to content FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports ...

There's a lot to choose from, but we've rounded up 22 plants perfect for a tropical garden. 1. Chusan palm/ Trachycarpus fortunei. A really lovely, low maintenance palm with fan-shaped leaves.

Tropical plants here in New England grow mainly as indoor plants or in the summer garden. Last week I attended the Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition in Fort Lauderdale, a trade show for the industry.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Oneida County answers home and garden questions which can be emailed to homeandgarden@cornell.edu or call 315-736-3394, press 1 and ext. 333. Leave your question ...